%0 Journal Article
%T Physical Properties of CrSb/InP(001): Effect of Interface in Half-Metallic
%A Arash Boochani
%A Shahram Solymani
%A Sahar Rezaee
%A Negin Beryani Nezafat
%A Sara Fakhrai Tadayon
%A Amin Aminian
%J World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering
%P 79-86
%@ 2161-4962
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjnse.2013.33011
%X <div align=\"justify\">
	In this study, density functional theory in improved flat wavesĄŻ framework has been used. First of all, characterization, elastic and half-metallic properties of the CrSb-ZB compound at (GGA &amp; LDA) and GGA + U approximation are calculated. The elastic calculations indicate that the CrSb-ZB is a ductile material. However, the calculation of Deby temperature indicates that the CrSb-ZB is meta-stable. The half-metallicity character is also preserved at CrSb/InP (001) interface by GGA + U. The conduction band minimum (CBM) of CrSb in the minority spin case lies about 1.26 eV above that of GaSb, suggesting that the major spin can be injected into GaSb without being flipped to the conduction bands of the minor spin.
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%K Spintronic
%K Interface
%K Crsb-Inp
%K Density Functional Theory
%K GGA + U
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=36677